Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 595 · 40 questions

Tip (True, checked, consistent): Spelling mistakes: Experiance → Experience, Skils → Skills, Acheivements → Achievements, Responsable → Responsible. Too casual: a nickname email ID, slang hobbies, “lol”. Too vague: “Did many activities”, “Good at many things”. Never write a false claim. Good habits: proofread, a teacher’s check, one font, the same date format, PDF with a sensible file name (Name_Resume.pdf).

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saving as PDF (b) same date format (c) copying a friend’s CV (d) a teacher’s check
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) adding fake prizes (d) checking every number
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a false claim (b) a typing error (c) a small style choice (d) a good idea
4. 4.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) add more words (b) trust the first draft (c) proofread, ask someone (d) never re-read
5. 5.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) nothing happens (b) you get promoted (c) you get a bonus (d) you lose their trust
6. 6.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) saving as PDF (b) a file named final2 (c) mixed date formats (d) adding fake prizes
7. 7.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
8. 8.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Objective: want a job lol” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
10. 10.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) a file named final2 (c) a teacher’s check (d) never proofreading
11. 11.True or false: “Helped in some events” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
13. 13.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixed date formats (b) never proofreading (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
18. 18.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) checking every number (d) five font styles
20. 20.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) five font styles (b) adding fake prizes (c) never proofreading (d) checking every number
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
23. 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
24. 24.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: same date format? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) five font styles (c) never proofreading (d) copying a friend’s CV
26. 26.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) myfile(3).pdf (b) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) final_final2.pdf
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) a sensible file name (c) never proofreading (d) reading it aloud once
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a teacher’s check (b) a file named final2 (c) reading it aloud once (d) one font throughout
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) five font styles (b) a teacher’s check (c) adding fake prizes (d) copying a friend’s CV
30. 30.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) five font styles (c) checking every number (d) saving as PDF
31. 31.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
32. 32.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
33. 33.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) saving as PDF (c) adding fake prizes (d) a sensible file name
36. 36.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
37. 37.True or false: “Experiance: school library helper” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) one font throughout (b) a sensible file name (c) reading it aloud once (d) never proofreading
39. 39.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
40. 40.True or false: “Good at many things” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True

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